Liam Hogan
@liamjhogan.bsky.social
Award winning #Shortstory #Writer
#SciFi 📚: A Short History of the Future, Northodox Press
#Fantasy 📚: Happy Ending Not Guaranteed, Arachne Press
Oxford Physics, Codexian.
Everything, Ever ✍️: http://happyendingnotguaranteed.blogspot.co.uk
#SciFi 📚: A Short History of the Future, Northodox Press
#Fantasy 📚: Happy Ending Not Guaranteed, Arachne Press
Oxford Physics, Codexian.
Everything, Ever ✍️: http://happyendingnotguaranteed.blogspot.co.uk
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@liamjhogan.bsky.social
· Mar 17
A Short History of the Future: 42 modern twists on retro themes from time travel to multiverses, via aliens, pocket spaceships, teleportation mishaps, dinosaurs, and space pirates! #ScienceFiction #ShortStories
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Read it? Review it!
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Read it? Review it!
How would a juryless trial have decided recent issues as legitimate right to protest, where it is obvious someone has commited some sort of offence, but the argument is that the action was merited?
www.ft.com/content/c5cf...
The government continues to bend justice in their favour, and not in ours.
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The government continues to bend justice in their favour, and not in ours.
Climate activists in England and Wales lose ‘consent’ defence
Campaigners hit out at Court of Appeal ruling that has led to acquittals in some criminal damage cases
www.ft.com
November 25, 2025 at 5:14 PM
How would a juryless trial have decided recent issues as legitimate right to protest, where it is obvious someone has commited some sort of offence, but the argument is that the action was merited?
www.ft.com/content/c5cf...
The government continues to bend justice in their favour, and not in ours.
www.ft.com/content/c5cf...
The government continues to bend justice in their favour, and not in ours.
The #BookSale Continues!
Spanning the whole of Advent, plus Twelve Days of #Christmas, PLUS that weird late November sale period that should only happen in the US and even then AFTER Thursday, because WE DO NOT DO #THANKSGIVING! (But give thanks anyway, for Books, glorious Books!)
Spanning the whole of Advent, plus Twelve Days of #Christmas, PLUS that weird late November sale period that should only happen in the US and even then AFTER Thursday, because WE DO NOT DO #THANKSGIVING! (But give thanks anyway, for Books, glorious Books!)
A huge thank you to all those who have already grabbed things in our sale.
We'll be losing some incredible authors in January so please do support them if you can!
Everything is 25% off with the code NORTHODOXMAS until 5th January
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We'll be losing some incredible authors in January so please do support them if you can!
Everything is 25% off with the code NORTHODOXMAS until 5th January
share.google/G1dWsgEYSK4Q...
November 25, 2025 at 4:40 PM
The #BookSale Continues!
Spanning the whole of Advent, plus Twelve Days of #Christmas, PLUS that weird late November sale period that should only happen in the US and even then AFTER Thursday, because WE DO NOT DO #THANKSGIVING! (But give thanks anyway, for Books, glorious Books!)
Spanning the whole of Advent, plus Twelve Days of #Christmas, PLUS that weird late November sale period that should only happen in the US and even then AFTER Thursday, because WE DO NOT DO #THANKSGIVING! (But give thanks anyway, for Books, glorious Books!)
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Ted is also co-founder of Northodox Press. They are preparing for a major shift in Jan 2026 & really deserve your support. They’re currently running a 25% sale with the code NORTHODOXMAS until 5th Jan, please consider checking them out!
www.northodox.co.uk/bookstore
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Browse the full catalogue of Northodox titles.
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November 25, 2025 at 2:44 PM
Ted is also co-founder of Northodox Press. They are preparing for a major shift in Jan 2026 & really deserve your support. They’re currently running a 25% sale with the code NORTHODOXMAS until 5th Jan, please consider checking them out!
www.northodox.co.uk/bookstore
www.northodox.co.uk/bookstore
If nature is an obstacle to your building plans and targets, then you're doing it wrong.
www.wildlifetrusts.org/blog/public-...
Labour. Fucking it up, and pissing off the voters - again.
www.wildlifetrusts.org/blog/public-...
Labour. Fucking it up, and pissing off the voters - again.
A shameful step back for nature as UK Government pushes through damaging Planning and Infrastructure Bill | The Wildlife Trusts
Despite valiant efforts by nature champions in the House of Lords, last night saw the Government bulldoze the wildlife-harming Planning & Infrastructure Bill through its last remaining hurdles. Matt B...
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November 25, 2025 at 4:37 PM
If nature is an obstacle to your building plans and targets, then you're doing it wrong.
www.wildlifetrusts.org/blog/public-...
Labour. Fucking it up, and pissing off the voters - again.
www.wildlifetrusts.org/blog/public-...
Labour. Fucking it up, and pissing off the voters - again.
99p for the E-book!
It's Green Tuesday (Wednesday, Thursday, all the way to Sunday!)
Get in! #EcoFiction #Solarpunk #ScienceFiction #ShortStories
It's Green Tuesday (Wednesday, Thursday, all the way to Sunday!)
Get in! #EcoFiction #Solarpunk #ScienceFiction #ShortStories
Stories that need to be read. Featuring @singingtotigers.bsky.social @liamjhogan.bsky.social @davidcleden.bsky.social @coreyjwhite.com @rickandwrite.bsky.social @rosemaxwell.bsky.social and many more. payhip.com/b/LNWd2
Paperback also available from theslab.press
Paperback also available from theslab.press
November 25, 2025 at 3:47 PM
99p for the E-book!
It's Green Tuesday (Wednesday, Thursday, all the way to Sunday!)
Get in! #EcoFiction #Solarpunk #ScienceFiction #ShortStories
It's Green Tuesday (Wednesday, Thursday, all the way to Sunday!)
Get in! #EcoFiction #Solarpunk #ScienceFiction #ShortStories
Are we really so short of candidates for the house of lords that we have to let these two muppets, who exploited their position to their own benefit (and the UK's probable detriment), back in after a short stay on the naughty step?
www.bbc.co.uk/news/article...
#VenalDisease
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#VenalDisease
Two peers face suspension from House of Lords
Former Army chief Lord Richard Dannatt and businessman Lord Evans of Watford face suspensions.
www.bbc.co.uk
November 24, 2025 at 4:59 PM
Are we really so short of candidates for the house of lords that we have to let these two muppets, who exploited their position to their own benefit (and the UK's probable detriment), back in after a short stay on the naughty step?
www.bbc.co.uk/news/article...
#VenalDisease
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#VenalDisease
Currently, there are 75 copies of A Short History of the Future with the distributors, (@gardnersbooks.bsky.social) and an unknown number at @northodoxpress.bsky.social. When they're sold, that's it - no new print runs!
If you ever wanted a print copy - get one before they're all gone!
If you ever wanted a print copy - get one before they're all gone!
November 24, 2025 at 11:20 AM
Currently, there are 75 copies of A Short History of the Future with the distributors, (@gardnersbooks.bsky.social) and an unknown number at @northodoxpress.bsky.social. When they're sold, that's it - no new print runs!
If you ever wanted a print copy - get one before they're all gone!
If you ever wanted a print copy - get one before they're all gone!
Reposted by Liam Hogan
🚨STATEMENT🚨
We know there have been rumours circulating and we've been investigating all avenues to continue in extremely difficult circumstances, both industry-wise and within the team.
The support from our readers and writers means the world to us.
We know there have been rumours circulating and we've been investigating all avenues to continue in extremely difficult circumstances, both industry-wise and within the team.
The support from our readers and writers means the world to us.
November 24, 2025 at 9:43 AM
🚨STATEMENT🚨
We know there have been rumours circulating and we've been investigating all avenues to continue in extremely difficult circumstances, both industry-wise and within the team.
The support from our readers and writers means the world to us.
We know there have been rumours circulating and we've been investigating all avenues to continue in extremely difficult circumstances, both industry-wise and within the team.
The support from our readers and writers means the world to us.
I'm BACK, baby!
(AKA subscribe to @thedailytomorrow.bsky.social serialisations of great speculative stories, and, in around a week's time, you'll be receiving a slice of one of my stories every day!)
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(AKA subscribe to @thedailytomorrow.bsky.social serialisations of great speculative stories, and, in around a week's time, you'll be receiving a slice of one of my stories every day!)
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November 23, 2025 at 12:33 PM
I'm BACK, baby!
(AKA subscribe to @thedailytomorrow.bsky.social serialisations of great speculative stories, and, in around a week's time, you'll be receiving a slice of one of my stories every day!)
dailytomorrow.substack.com
(AKA subscribe to @thedailytomorrow.bsky.social serialisations of great speculative stories, and, in around a week's time, you'll be receiving a slice of one of my stories every day!)
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The Daily Fail buys the Torygraph... Not sure that's going to improve anything, anywhere...
November 22, 2025 at 5:31 PM
The Daily Fail buys the Torygraph... Not sure that's going to improve anything, anywhere...
How very curious that a deal hammered out between Russia and the US seems to benefit (checks notes) Russia, and the US, but not - very much not - Ukraine.
Perhaps they should have been at the negotiating table as well?
Perhaps they should have been at the negotiating table as well?
November 22, 2025 at 10:03 AM
How very curious that a deal hammered out between Russia and the US seems to benefit (checks notes) Russia, and the US, but not - very much not - Ukraine.
Perhaps they should have been at the negotiating table as well?
Perhaps they should have been at the negotiating table as well?
So Jake Paul is demanding Anthony Joshua (a heavyweight) shed 20 lbs.
Shouldn't he pick on someone his own size?
Shouldn't he pick on someone his own size?
November 21, 2025 at 7:21 PM
So Jake Paul is demanding Anthony Joshua (a heavyweight) shed 20 lbs.
Shouldn't he pick on someone his own size?
Shouldn't he pick on someone his own size?
America. Busy reverting progress on LGBTQ+ issues, feminism, free speech, health & vaccinations, climate and ecology, race and diversity, mental health, human rights, science, education, international relations, and no doubt others I can't think of in the time it takes to compose a post...
"According to the report, [...]during the 2024-25 television season, queer characters increased across platforms by 4%, bringing the total to 489. However, the Thursday report found that 41% of those characters will not return." www.thewrap.com/glaad-where-...
Nearly Half of All LGBTQ+ Characters Will Disappear From TV Next Season, GLAAD Study Finds
The 2024-25 TV season recorded 489 queer characters across broadcast, cable and screenings, but cancellations and plot find a deep decline to come
www.thewrap.com
November 21, 2025 at 5:53 PM
America. Busy reverting progress on LGBTQ+ issues, feminism, free speech, health & vaccinations, climate and ecology, race and diversity, mental health, human rights, science, education, international relations, and no doubt others I can't think of in the time it takes to compose a post...
Reposted by Liam Hogan
wrote an article for @thebookseller.com outlining to the industry why small presses are the lifeforce & future of book production. Pls share esp w people who may not know what small press publishers do!
www.thebookseller.com/comment/dont...
www.thebookseller.com/comment/dont...
Don’t invest in AI, invest in the future of the book
Why the publishing industry must back small presses, rather than LLMs.
www.thebookseller.com
November 18, 2025 at 11:48 AM
wrote an article for @thebookseller.com outlining to the industry why small presses are the lifeforce & future of book production. Pls share esp w people who may not know what small press publishers do!
www.thebookseller.com/comment/dont...
www.thebookseller.com/comment/dont...
If you took my Frankenstein's Monster, a century later story, "The Peculiarity of Two", as pubbed by @curiousgallery.bsky.social, and mashed it with my surgery while very much awake @writersandartists.bsky.social longlisted story, "A Game of Musical Souls", you MIGHT get "Work in Progress"...
November 21, 2025 at 5:22 PM
If you took my Frankenstein's Monster, a century later story, "The Peculiarity of Two", as pubbed by @curiousgallery.bsky.social, and mashed it with my surgery while very much awake @writersandartists.bsky.social longlisted story, "A Game of Musical Souls", you MIGHT get "Work in Progress"...
Reposted by Liam Hogan
Every Friday, we meet a member of the BFS and peer deep into their soul (or, at least, a form they filled out). Here's Belarus-born, Sheffield-based sci-fi writer Valeriya Salt, who finds inspiration for her Earth-bound SF in gardens and parks.
britishfantasysociety.org/meet-valeriy...
britishfantasysociety.org/meet-valeriy...
November 21, 2025 at 1:32 PM
Every Friday, we meet a member of the BFS and peer deep into their soul (or, at least, a form they filled out). Here's Belarus-born, Sheffield-based sci-fi writer Valeriya Salt, who finds inspiration for her Earth-bound SF in gardens and parks.
britishfantasysociety.org/meet-valeriy...
britishfantasysociety.org/meet-valeriy...
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Someone is getting paid, would be my guess.
Study after study shows that using LLMs is bad for cognition, bad for learning, bad for understanding, bad for mental health. So why are our schools and universities still relentlessly pushing them?
Relying on ChatGPT to teach you about a topic leaves you with shallower knowledge than Googling and reading about it, according to new research that compared what more than 10,000 people knew after using one method or the other.
Shared by @gizmodo.com: buff.ly/yAAHtHq
Shared by @gizmodo.com: buff.ly/yAAHtHq
November 21, 2025 at 5:06 PM
Someone is getting paid, would be my guess.
Reposted by Liam Hogan
This week, I withdrew from a speaking engagement at a public university because they sent me a list of prohibited “words & concepts.” I will not humor this censorship. It does a disservice to the stories I’m discussing & the audience, who deserve unfettered access to information & conversation.
November 20, 2025 at 10:20 PM
This week, I withdrew from a speaking engagement at a public university because they sent me a list of prohibited “words & concepts.” I will not humor this censorship. It does a disservice to the stories I’m discussing & the audience, who deserve unfettered access to information & conversation.
All mention of fossil fuels, by far the largest contributor to climate change, has been dropped from the deal under negotiation at COP30: "...that language has now been dropped after opposition from oil-producing nations."
Hmm...
#COP30
Hmm...
#COP30
November 21, 2025 at 3:47 PM
All mention of fossil fuels, by far the largest contributor to climate change, has been dropped from the deal under negotiation at COP30: "...that language has now been dropped after opposition from oil-producing nations."
Hmm...
#COP30
Hmm...
#COP30
It's curious that only this week MI5 issued an alert to MPs warning they faced a significant risk of spying from the Chinese state. And today, comes the news that the UK government is about to approve China's plans (including a redacted basement?) for a new mega embassy in central London...
November 21, 2025 at 3:33 PM
It's curious that only this week MI5 issued an alert to MPs warning they faced a significant risk of spying from the Chinese state. And today, comes the news that the UK government is about to approve China's plans (including a redacted basement?) for a new mega embassy in central London...
What's this? Frankenstein's monster season?!
(Anything Guillermo del Toro can do, I can... well. It was written two years ago. These things take a while. Works, in Progress...)
#Horror #ShortStory
(Anything Guillermo del Toro can do, I can... well. It was written two years ago. These things take a while. Works, in Progress...)
#Horror #ShortStory
In today's Editor Pick - a grim, riveting tale of stitching, survival, and the monstrous cost of "improvement." It's Liam Hogan's Work in Progress. Read it for free at gavagai.com
November 21, 2025 at 2:33 PM
What's this? Frankenstein's monster season?!
(Anything Guillermo del Toro can do, I can... well. It was written two years ago. These things take a while. Works, in Progress...)
#Horror #ShortStory
(Anything Guillermo del Toro can do, I can... well. It was written two years ago. These things take a while. Works, in Progress...)
#Horror #ShortStory
"COP30 climate talks evacuated after fire breaks out"
www.bbc.co.uk/news/article...
(Hello? Hello? I'd like to speak to the scriptwriter, please...)
www.bbc.co.uk/news/article...
(Hello? Hello? I'd like to speak to the scriptwriter, please...)
COP30 evacuated after fire breaks out
Thousands of people are attending the UN climate talks in Brazil.
www.bbc.co.uk
November 20, 2025 at 5:58 PM
"COP30 climate talks evacuated after fire breaks out"
www.bbc.co.uk/news/article...
(Hello? Hello? I'd like to speak to the scriptwriter, please...)
www.bbc.co.uk/news/article...
(Hello? Hello? I'd like to speak to the scriptwriter, please...)
Reposted by Liam Hogan
Read "For Remembrance," from Liam Hogan / @liamjhogan.bsky.social: In the aftermath of a war, a squad of soldiers investigates reports of a psychic. It takes one to know one. Read for free: zurl.co/aDdLy
November 20, 2025 at 5:29 PM
Read "For Remembrance," from Liam Hogan / @liamjhogan.bsky.social: In the aftermath of a war, a squad of soldiers investigates reports of a psychic. It takes one to know one. Read for free: zurl.co/aDdLy
Fully Funded!
Into the final stretch with extra excerpts from @aijiang.bsky.social and others to encourage the last days backers!
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Into the final stretch with extra excerpts from @aijiang.bsky.social and others to encourage the last days backers!
www.kickstarter.com/projects/bro...
November 19, 2025 at 10:31 AM
Fully Funded!
Into the final stretch with extra excerpts from @aijiang.bsky.social and others to encourage the last days backers!
www.kickstarter.com/projects/bro...
Into the final stretch with extra excerpts from @aijiang.bsky.social and others to encourage the last days backers!
www.kickstarter.com/projects/bro...
Perhaps its obvious. But when the CEO trying to sell you their OpenAI system doesn't know what electrons are, you should probably doubt EVERYTHING they claim for their "technology".
(They probably also don't know what "copyright" and "theft" are either. Or "Art". Or "Inevitable")
(They probably also don't know what "copyright" and "theft" are either. Or "Art". Or "Inevitable")
November 19, 2025 at 10:24 AM
Perhaps its obvious. But when the CEO trying to sell you their OpenAI system doesn't know what electrons are, you should probably doubt EVERYTHING they claim for their "technology".
(They probably also don't know what "copyright" and "theft" are either. Or "Art". Or "Inevitable")
(They probably also don't know what "copyright" and "theft" are either. Or "Art". Or "Inevitable")